Mr. Comer Woodard ‘C.W.’ Register Jr., 78
Mr. Comer Woodward “C.W.” Register Jr., 78, passed away Sept. 5 at home surrounded by loved ones after a 10-year battle with prostate cancer. Mr. Register was born July 29, 1948, in Cook County. He was the only son of the late Helen and Comer Register. He graduated from Cook County High School in 1966…
Read MoreJackets go to 3-0 with 40-0 win
Jeff Davis High’s football team improved to 3-0 last Friday with their third straight lopsided win. The Jackets got their second shutout of the season with a 40-0 victory over Metter High School on the Tigers’ home field. The Jackets took the opening kickoff and, on the first play from scrimmage, Kobe Hill burst through…
Read MoreMiddle school wins big
The Jeff Davis Middle School cross country teams traveled to Jones County last Wednesday to compete in the Champions of Middle Georgia Invitational. Both the boys and girls captured the team title at the 11-team meet. That makes three straight wins for the boys team and two straight wins for the girls team. Individual Medal…
Read MoreRegion softball
Region 1AA Softball Standings Bacon County 9-2 4-1 Berrien 10-3 4-1 Cook 12-1 3-1 Thomasville 8-5 2-2 Fitzgerald 6-6 1-3 Jeff Davis 5-7 1-4 Brooks 3-5 0-3 Last week’s scores: Aug. 31 Bacon 9, Thomasville 1 Irwin 9, Fitzgerald 1 Sept. 1 Cook 8, Jeff Davis 0 Bacon 11, Brooks 1 Berrien 6, Thomasville 1…
Read MoreRegion football
2026 Region 1AA Football Standings Team Overall Reg. Jeff Davis 3-0 0-0 Berrien 3-0 0-0 Bacon County 2-1 0-0 Fitzgerald 1-1 0-0 Thomasville 1-1 0-0 Cook 1-2 0-0 Brooks County 0-3 0-0 Jeff Davis High 3-0 Aug. 21 Vidalia 37-0 Aug. 28 @ Clinch County 42-7 Sep. 4 @ Metter 40-0 Sep. 11 Open Sep.…
Read MoreLady Jackets lose big, win big
Jeff Davis High’s softball team had a down-and-up week last week, losing 8-0 to Cook Tuesday in Adel and then blanking Fitzgerald 9-0 Thursday in Hazlehurst. The games left the Lady Jackets with a 5-7 overall record, 1-4 in Region 1AA. In Adel Tuesday, there wasn’t much to write about as the Lady Hornets’ pitcher…
Read MoreXC goes to ‘Battle of the Bigs’
The Jeff Davis High cross country teams traveled to Douglasville Aug. 29 to compete in the Bob Blastow Invitational hosted by Alexander High School. Over 70 teams were represented in the two race divisions. The JD squads raced in the Varsity #2 Race, which was the strongest of the two divisions. The boys finished 27th…
Read MoreContinue Working Together — By Tommy Purser
I recently watched an interview with former NBA great Charles Barkley who was discussing a number of issues, among which were some of the turmoils infesting the WNBA. At one point in the interview he decried the many harmful posts being made on social media. Barkley added, and I paraphrase, that social media was the…
Read MoreBooks Still Matter — By John Reed
Books Still Matter While out of town last week I found myself with some extra time between meetings, so I spent a spare hour in their local public library. And wonder of wonders! They still had a complete set of Encyclopedia Brittanicas…and not just the cheaper brown cardboard covers. These were the high-end black faux-leather…
Read MoreAnimal Shelter, Cemetery = Bad Week For The City
Last week was a bad week for City of Hazlehurst officials as a pair of actions caused an uproar that continues this week. The uproar developed around the Hazlehurst Animal Shelter and the City Cemetery on the Lumber City Highway. Earlier, officials with the Georgia Department of Agriculture inspected the Hazlehurst Animal Shelter and ordered…
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